Objective

To obtain a position in Mechanical/Product Design & Manufacturing Engineering, so that I may utilize my extensive and proven skills in CREO Pro/ENGINEER and Mechanical Product Design.

Summary

Extensive training of: Pro/ENGINEER R16 thru CREO 4.0 (25,000+ hours), Siemens NX, Dassault Systemes CATIA, Dassault Systemes Solidworks, PTC Windchill, Siemens TeamCenter.

Expert Pro/ENGINEER Designer with an excess of 25,000 hours of use.

Innovative mechanical designer with a talent for visualizing concepts.

Designed and managed large assemblies with over 1,200 components and sub-assemblies.

Superb technical and operational troubleshooter; readily pinpoint design faults and operational problems.

Proven project management abilities with superb organizational skills.

Aptitude in completing engineering design tasks from initial sketched concept thru production.

Highly proficient in the use of all MS Office products.

Proven Mechatronics utilization in product integration.

Expert ability to make hand sketches to convey design intent.

Possess attributes of a critical thinker and leverages innovative ideas.

Bilingual in Spanish (spoken and written).

Experience

~ January 2017–Current Shire Pharmaceuticals Barrington, IL ~

Shire is the leading global biotechnology company focused on serving people with rare diseases.

Design Engineer

Contractor working for EASi, LLC., located in Hanover, MD.

Utilized Pro/ENGINEER CREO 3.0 for all mechanical development.

Perform advanced design and drafting functions in support of various areas such as manufacturing, research, marketing, Human Factors and Initial concept ideations.

Conceptualize new designs and improvements of known products and programs as directed by management.

Converts rough product design sketches into fully functional working prototypes.

Spearhead new technology and concepts into new product design.

Effectively conveyed ideation concepts through precise hand sketches.

Utilized a diverse spectrum of mechanical and electrical knowledge to produce innovative products.

Created all aspects of an electro-mechanical device from initial concept through electrical breadboard, co-authored C++ software code and produced fully functional prototype for executive demo.

Implemented Arduino Nano along with momentary tact switches, LCD, motor driver chip and step down voltage regulator.

Utilized Fritzing software to capture electrical breadboard concept design and schematic layout.

Utilized Eagle Electronics software to produce pcb schematic and board layout.

Maintained Stratasys Objet 3D printer for the entire department.

Initialized proper usage of Tormach 4-Axis CNC machine along with G-code path generation for prototype creation.

Seven (7) patents pending on a foray of design concepts.

~ May 2016–January 2017 Harley-Davidson Wauwatosa, WI ~

Harley-Davidson manufactures and sells custom, cruiser and touring motorcycles that feature leading-edge styling, innovative design, distinctive sound, and superior quality with the ability to personalize.

Mechanical Designer

Contractor working for STS Technical Services., located in Brookfield, WI.

Utilized Pro/ENGINEER CREO 4.0 for all mechanical development.

Led intercompany projects which yielded a historical new cruiser and three limited vehicles that customers will love.

Designed and valuated new ergonomic and aesthetic motorcycle parts to statically meet targeted customers and RAS.

Orchestrated accelerated schedules, negotiated designs and documented process in XFMEA and ECNs.

~ November 2013–Current Novare Concepts LLC Round Lake Beach, IL ~

I created Novare Concepts for the purpose of representing my personal design concepts and its patent submittals.

Principal Owner / President

Utilized Pro/ENGINEER CREO 4.0 for all mechanical development.

Conceived, designed and produced a full line of electrical connectors for the ruggedized industry.

Designed all necessary fixtures for mass production of ruggedized connectors.

Patents pending on multiple electrical connectors for customer.

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Experience

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~ August 2012–October 2013 Vapor Bus International Buffalo Grove, IL ~

Vapor Bus International A Wabtec company is a leader in providing passenger door systems and related accessory systems to the North American Transit Bus Industry.

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Contractor working for American Contract Group, Inc., located in Wakefield, MA.

Exclusively utilized Pro/ENGINEER CREO for all mechanical design aspects.

Mechanically responsible for the design of a pneumatic emergency release mechanism option used on an electric door actuator for transit buses.

Designed mechanically viable linkage actuation system that encompassed a magnitude of limiting design criteria’s.

Managed all aspects from design concepts to initial prototypes and final production.

Created ergonomic handle for new door and component controller.

Utilized strict adherence to 95 percentile human factors in the overall handle design.

Advanced PTC CREO surfacing utilization in the handles advent.

Patent application in process through Wabtec. (Detailed Description in Patent Section Below)

~ January 2011–June 2012 Otto Engineering Carpentersville, IL ~

Otto Engineering has been designing and manufacturing a full line of products specifically for unique and demanding applications for 50 years. OTTO is recognized worldwide as a manufacturer of switches, joysticks, control grips, headsets and two-way radio accessories.

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Contractor working for Delta Technical Services, Inc., located in Rolling Meadows, IL.

Exclusively utilized Pro/ENGINEER CREO for all mechanical design aspects.

Mechanically designed Otto’s first communication headset from initial concept to production.

Headset to be marketed towards First Responders and the U.S. Military.

Responsible for extremely complex projects from initial concept to production.

Extensive utilization of Advanced Surface Modeling.

Multiple inventions created/designed for the Otto headset that is in-process for patent submission.

Integration of specialized electronic situational awareness communication technology that isolates and enhances speech whilst suppressing dangerous background noise.

Situational awareness technology ensures users have complete awareness of what is happening around them while simultaneously suppressing dangerous background noise.

Heavily contributes to the creation of new design solutions, identifies problems and determine alternatives.

Development of products that adhere to Military Standard: MIL-STD-810G.

Introduce newly found technologies into product designed that improve manufacturing efficiency.

~ November 2004–October 2010 Morey Corporation Woodridge, IL ~

Morey is an award winning 75 year old Electronic Manufacturing Services company offering Contract Manufacturing, Joint Design Manufacturing, Original Design Manufacturing, Custom-off-the-Shelf and Finished Product Solutions.

Department Head of Mechanical Engineering (October 2007 – October 2010)

Lead Mechanical Engineer (December 2005 – October 2007)

Senior Design Engineer (November 2004 – December 2005)

Supervised five (5) Mechanical Engineers and establish daily goals and objectives.

Exclusively utilized Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire for all mechanical design aspects.

Lead in the development/implementation of CAD standards and best practices.

Designed over 15 different ruggedized product lines from conception to manufacturing that span from Telematics Devices, Engine Controllers and Display/Computer.

Heavy usage of Mechatronics methodology to seamlessly merge electrical and electrical components into a custom designed mechanical enclosures.

Provide accurate product and tooling cost estimates for all quotations to customers.

Involved heavily on all business development projects.

Designed corporate product branding to coordinate Morey Corp identity.

Conceived and Patented RF (Radio Frequency) Polarized Connector. (Detailed Description in Patent Section Below)

US Patent No.: 7,736,196

WIPO Publication No.: WO2010/062403

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Experience

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~ October 2003–November 2004 Stryker Orthopaedics Mahwah, NJ ~

Stryker Orthopaedics is a global leader in the development, manufacture and sale of orthopaedic products and services.

Mechanical Designer

Contractor working for Adecco Technical, Inc., located in New York, NY.

Exclusively utilized Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire for all mechanical design aspects.

Primary and Co-creator of orthopaedic Hip Broach/Reamer Handle Device and Hip Stem Implant Insertion Device are used to guide hip implant within 3 degrees of actual anatomical position.

Hip Stem Implant Insertion Device and Hip Broach/Reamer Handle Device have both been internally evaluated for intellectual property and application is currently being processed by the United States Patent Office.

Both devices will have multiple patents issued on the grounds of: Mechanisms and Methods in Minimally Invasive Surgery “MIS”.

Surgical Instruments have been taken from Initial conception to its current state of “Stage II Release”, deeming both instruments ready for manufacture within the Stryker New Product Design Process (NPDP).

Both instruments are being submitted for internal awards in “Mechanical Design Excellence”, “Aesthetics” and “Human Factors”.

~ July 2002–August 2012 DANDO Innovations Round Lake Beach, IL ~

I created DANDO Innovations for the purpose of representing my personal design concepts and its patent submittals.

Sr. Mechanical Designer / President

Utilized Pro/ENGINEER for all mechanical development.

Sole inventor of highly marketable one of-a-kind Fishing Device.

Developed Fishing Device from initial sketched concept thru prototype build.

Mechanical design aspects and Integrated Circuits (IC) were used to design Fishing Device.

Invented Disposable Fully Automated Soft-Tissue Biopsy Device.

Biopsy device utilizes one (1) piece spring design that triggers double linear motion.

~ September 2003–November 2003 J.W. Speaker, Inc. Germantown, WI ~

Specialists in the custom design and manufacture of vehicle lighting for Original Equipment Manufacturers. We are experienced in the applications of LED, HID, Xenon and Halogen lighting technologies.

Product Designer

Contractor working for Impact Engineering Solutions, Inc., located in Brookfield, WI.

Exclusively utilized Pro/ENGINEER for all design aspects.

Completed design of Polaris Snowmobile next generation headlight assembly.

Complex surfaces were used to create housing and lens for Polaris Snowmobile.

Redesigned original housing of headlight to allow for two sliders in the two cavity mold instead of the original four slides. Allowing for greater savings in design and cost of tool.

~ August 2003–September 2003 Danaher Controls Gurnee, IL ~

Danaher Controls designs and manufactures a wide variety of encoders, counters, motion controls and timing products worldwide, including Dynapar brand encoders, Veeder-Root brand counters and Eagle Signal brand timers.

Pro/Engineer Mechanical Designer

Contractor working for Sterling Engineering, Inc., located in Arlington Heights, IL.

Exclusively utilized Pro/ENGINEER 2001 for all design aspects.

Redesigned aluminum casting housings for multi-family electro-optical rotary encoders.

Created as-cast and machined mechanical drawings for production.

~ October 2001–September 2002 ISCO International, Inc. Mount Prospect, IL ~

ISCO is a “Start-Up” company that makes filters, duplexers and combiners for cellular and PCS wireless telecom companies that improve call quality and decrease the chance that calls will be blocked by interference.

CAD Supervisor / CAD Administrator / ECN Coordinator / Mechanical Designer

Supervised four (4) Mechanical Designers and establish goals and objectives.

Lead the CAD area in the development/implementation of CAD standards and best practices.

Utilized Pro/ENGINEER 2001 exclusively with assemblies containing 2,500+ components.

Created electronics packaging with EMI/RFI shielding.

Design and development of LNA (Low Noise Amplifier Filter) for the use in telecom equipment.

Assisted in the design of cryogenic telecom equipment, which eliminates OUT-OF-BAND interference.

Designed rack-mount aluminum case for ANF (Advanced Notch Filter) with twelve (12) PCB’s within.

Project Management, Development and Design in the total integration of three (3) ISCO designed “ANF” units into a totally self-contained mobile unit (ANF-on-Wheels) used to eliminate IN-BAND RF interference.

Coordinator and Administrator of: Engineering Change Notice (ECN), Initial Product Release (IPR), maintenance of Bill of Materials (BOM) structure, Routings and other supporting processes.

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Experience

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~ April 2001–October 2001 Datex-Ohmeda Medical, Inc. Madison, WI ~

Datex-Ohmeda designs and manufactures: patient monitors and networked systems for anesthesia, intensive care units and sub-acutecare, as well as anesthesia machines, ventilators, drug delivery systems, and pulse oximeters.

Pro/E Designer

Contractor working for Strategic Staffing Group, Inc., located in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

Designed structural aluminum castings with complex surfaces for next generation anesthesia machine.

Co-creator of six (6) parts and assemblies that mate with structural aluminum casting.

Developed all drawings used for all post machining process and powder coating instructions.

Coordinated all vendors and suppliers to manufacture fully functioning prototype parts.

~ November 2000-April 2001 FullAudio Corporation Chicago, IL ~

FullAudio is a “Start-up” company that provides subscription-based, personal music services that deliver the best in digital music content from industry leading record labels and other content providers.

Mechanical Engineer

Spearheaded the acquisition and implementation of Pro/ENGINEER software and Portable Workstation.

Coordinated supplier selection of all mechanical components for wireless music devices that was used as an outlet for subscription-based music services.

All three (3) devices communicated via wireless 900 MHz and infrared technology.

Housings were all created with complex oblique surfaces and RF/Shielding.

Redesigned “I.R.” remote control bezel to accept new keypad in lieu of current tac switches.

~ June 1999-November 2000 Allegiance Healthcare Corporation McGaw Park, IL ~

Allegiance’s Special Procedures business manufactures and markets a full portfolio of industry-leading biopsy devices.

R&D Engineer/Designer

Exclusively designed disposable medical devices with Pro/ENGINEER, both for R&D and manufacturing.

Designed ergonomic biopsy devices for Soft-Tissue and Bone as per Project Engineer and Marketing Coordinator.

Created complex Surface housings and components for Biopsy Device with collapsible tooling on internal undercuts.

Responsible for the full CAD integration of recent overseas acquisition within our Business Group.

Established and maintained a project timeline in excess of 1,100 action items due to corporate acquisition.

Spearheaded the acquisition of a Pro/E dedicated server.

Conducted monthly Pro/E training with counterpart located in Mannford, Oklahoma.

~ March 1999-June 1999 HydraForce, Inc. Lincolnshire, IL ~

HydraForce offers one of the most comprehensive lines of high quality hydraulic cartridge valves and solenoids for the mobile and industrial equipment markets.

Pro/E Mechanical Designer

Contractor working for Aerotek Contract Engineering Services, located in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.

Managed and coordinated ten (10) separate hydraulic solenoid valve projects used on Caterpillar, Inc. machinery.

Drawing conversion of all Caterpillar projects to HydraForce drawing standards.

Establish an order for all specification documentation related to Caterpillar projects.

~ July 1997-March 1999 Guardian Electric Manufacturing, Inc. Woodstock, IL ~

Guardian manufactures one of the broadest lines of electro-mechanical assemblies and motion control components: solenoids, relays, control grips and switches.

Mechanical Designer

Partially designed and drafted preliminary drawings for a control grip used by BOEING on their BB609 project.

Reverse engineered components on a Rockwell / Meritor control grip installed in semi-trucks.

Designed injected and insert molded ABS control grips with 2-shot overmold process.

Engineering experience in the design of electromagnetic solenoids, relays, control grips and military switches.

Exclusive use of Pro/ENGINEER software.

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Skills

PTC Pro/Engineer CREO

PTC Pro/Engineer Windchill

PTC Pro/Engineer Advanced Surfacing

PTC Pro/Engineer Advanced Assembly

PTC Pro/Engineer Fundamentals of Design

PTC Pro/Engineer Advanced Top Down Design

PTC Pro/Engineer Mechanism Design

PTC Pro/Engineer Animation

Thermoplastic Part Design @ Bayer Plastics

Plastic Part Design for Injection Molding

GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing)

ANSI/ASME Y14.5 Drafting Standards

SAE J1455 (Heavy-Duty Vehicle Test Methods)

MIL-STD-810 (Department of Defense Test Methods)

MIL-STD-464 (D.O.D. - H.E.R.O. Testing)

F.D.A. Regulatory Training

DFMEA (Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis)

FMEA (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis)

Stage-Gate Project Management Methods

PFMEA (Process Failure Mode and Effect Analysis)

DFM (Design for Manufacturing)

DFA (Design for Assembly)

Vertical Mill, Lathe and Machine Shop training

CNC G-Code Programming

Extensive prototype and production experience:

SLA – Stereolithography

SLS – Selective Laser Sintering

FDM – Fused Deposition Modeling

Urethane Cast Parts

Thermoforming (Vacuum, Pressure)

Plastic Injection Molding

R.I.M. – Rapid Injection Molding

Sandcast Aluminum Parts

Diecast Aluminum and Magnesium Parts

Insert Molding in Plastic and Casting

Low-Pressure Over-molding

Patents

Rugged, Polarized Connector and Adaptor

US Patent No. 7,736,196 ; WIPO Publication No. WO2010/062403

1.RF connector was conceived and designed to fulfill a specific industry need for ruggedization.

2.IP-67 Ingress Protection (100% Dust-Proof and Submersion in 1 meter for 30 minutes).

3.Polarized keyed features for RF signal separation and distinction (Cell, GPS, SATCOM, WiFi, ZigBee, Bluetooth and future miscellaneous use).

4.Option for isolation or grounding the RF connector.

5.Anti-corrosive nickel plating over white bronze metal body.

6.Quick-disconnect snap-on design.

7.360 degree rotation freedom of mating plug connector.

8.Blind mating assembly.

Handle for a Door Controller

US Patent No. USD749930 S1

1.The ornamental design of a handle for a door controller.

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